This study serves to provide social workers in foster care practice in South Africa with
a social technology innovation that is:
Contextually appropriate
Grounded in theory and
User friendly.
Social workers in South ...

South Africa is facing a high proportion of children in need of care due to the high escalation of HIV/AIDS related illness. Most of the orphaned children are left with either paternal or maternal families. As a result ...

This study was conducted in light of several feminist texts that have critiqued the diagnostic criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder in the DSM-IV-TR. These texts have argued that the current criteria, particularly ...

The HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Africa continues to grow at a rapid rate, and it is estimated that a
total of 4.2 million people are infected with the virus. HIV/AIDS has been described as the biggest
threat to the ...

This qualitative study focuses on the description and assessment of care leavers’ application of social skills into independent living. Information was gathered through semi-structured interviews with open-ended questions. ...

The divorce rate in society today seems to be reaching alarming proportions. Every individual has experienced the effects of divorce in some way or another, either through relatives, friends, parents or through their own ...

Children and the youth account for over 50% of the South African population of
approximately 44 million. The majority of these children are raised in poverty and are
therefore subjected to various forms of violence and ...

The treatment of substance abuse remains a challenging process with relapse an ever-present
risk. For those offering treatment within this field, such as the South African National Council on
Alcoholism and Drug Dependence ...

The goals of this study were formulated in response to a need for a culturally sensitive
counselling service for children of divorce within the Tsonga culture. The aim of this study
was to develop guidelines to be used ...

This study was conducted within the context of the Mining Industry.
The empirical investigation involved 80 apprentice and three
Lifestyle trainers based at the Goldfields Training Centre in
Luipaardsvlei.
The aim ...

The goals of this study were formulated in response to the need for a
skills oriented programme to assist individuals to cope with divorce.
The aim of this study was to develop a coping with divorce programme,
to implement ...

Children’s rights are fundamental to their growth and development, and child trafficking hampers the achievement of these rights. The growth of child trafficking continues to influence the responsibilities expected of ...

Etzioni (1964) states that our society is an organisational society. We are born in an
organisation, educated by organisations and most of us spend much of our lives working for organisations.
Work (including the work ...

The research resulted from the lack of reliable and valid measurement
instruments on community functioning. Operationalization of community
functioning is complicated by the general character of widely used theories
es ...

The need for instruments for the assessment of prisoners to enhance rehabilitation was identified by the Department of Correctional Services. The Department of Correctional Services requested the supervisor to develop ...

As a result of the ruling Government's policy, a diverse group
of individuals and organisations identified certain critical
needs of black people - through their own initiative. In doing
so they utilised basic community ...